If you want to learn to do anything well, from driving a car to playing tennis, you will learn faster and better if you get proper instructions. This same concept applies to skydiving as well, and probably even more so.

Great skydiving instruction will make the sport much safer and more enjoyable and will probably make you want to continue in the sport.

If you think that skydiving is as simple as just diving out of a plane with a parachute once it has risen to a certain height, you are sorely mistaken. That may certainly be the basics of skydiving, but you have to take instructions to really get the fullest benefit and to make sure you remain safe in the air and make a safe landing when you hit the ground.

A good skydiving instructor will explain to you what the effects of free falling at various speeds are and what are the best positions to take while free falling.

You can either have a personal instructor, or you can learn as part of a group that is at the same stage of lesson as you are.

As with anything you want to learn, ask questions to make sure you get all of the information you need. A good instructor will be happy to answer any and all questions and make sure you understand exactly what is going to happen during the dive. Listen to the questions of the other students as well; they might bring up something you didn't think about.

Once you are up in the air is NOT the time to start thinking about the questions you should have asked-there will not be enough time. The ground instructor will take as much time as is necessary to make sure everyone is safe and comfortable about exactly what they need to do once they are up in the plane. If the ground crew or instructors seem to be rushing to get as many classes in as possible, think about going to another school.

In order to decide which you should attend, you should ask around among friends to find out who has done it and who they recommend. If none of your acquaintances have ever tried the sport, consider getting in touch with a skydiving club who can give you a list of instructors they consider reliable and reputable.

If you follow this information about skydiving instruction, you will assure that you will have a great time learning the sport and getting into your first skydive jumps.